Determined to improve the quality of teaching staff at the basic education
level in the state, the Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade,
has given approval for the recruitment of 1,000 teachers in the state by
the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
Consequently, the board has commenced the process of employing the 1000
teachers by calling for applications from suitably qualified Cross
Riverians.
A statement released in Calabar and signed by the Executive Chairman of
SUBEB, Dr. Stephen Odey said the governor gave the approval for the
employment of more teachers following discoveries made by the board during
its teachers verification exercise.
The board said it discovered that there were insufficient teachers at the
basic education level on account of high rate of teachers with fake
certificates, retirement and deaths, thus compelling it to approach the
governor with a request for more teachers to be hired.
“We are glad to inform the general public/applicants that His Excellency,
the governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade has graciously approved
the recruitment of 1000 teachers across the state by SUBEB,’ the statement
by Odey read in parts.
The statement therefore, requested applicants “to forward their
application with photocopies of their credentials (NCE/B.Ed) including
email/telephone numbers to the Executive Chairman of the State Universal
Basic Education Board from Monday 29th August to Monday 12th September
2016.
The statement stressed that applicants will be subjected to vigorous
aptitude test, oral interview/verification of certificate before they can
be employed while emphasizing that “that any applicant that submits
fake/forged certificates will be handed over to the security agencies for
prosecution.”